A Project by Aerolane

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A Project by Aerolane

Deterrence requires power.

In The Fight Tonight

The Problem

The theater evolved.
Our air power hasn't.

Most of our airlift capacity can't reach the fight.

And it can't navigate the new environment when it gets there

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We have a plan. We don't have the budget and the timeline to run it.

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SECAF: USAF Can't Afford Next-Gen Fighter, Tanker, and Wingman Drones All At Once

Air & Space Forces Magazine

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Xi Jinping has told his military to be ready… by 2027.

Sec. Frank Kendall — Secretary of the Air Force

America needs capabilities that can be put IN THE FIGHT TONIGHT.

We've been here before…

WWII demanded airlift capabilities into contested airspace at unprecedented scale.

Manufacturing these planes and their engines cost us nearly everything we could afford.

So the allies picked up something radical: Ship the planes without the engines.

Towed gliders revolutionized airlift in the European theater.

Archival Footage

The cargo glider solved both capabilities and production challenges.

Archival footage of WWII gliders in tow, upscaled

Archival Footage - Upscaled

Each Airplane now tripled its punch with two gliders in tow.

Archival Footage

Affordable and mass manufacturable, gliders enabled true saturation tactics by Allies invading Europe.

The DoD spends billions searching for the next breakthrough.

What if the breakthrough already happened — in 1941?

American aviators have resurrected cargo gliders in commercial aviation.

Aerotowing is showing record-breaking range & payload expansion on existing commercial aircraft.

C-130 towing a cargo glider over a Pacific island approaching an atoll

STRATEGIC AIRLIFT

Extending the Range of the C-130 for INDOPACOM.

A towed cargo glider extends the effective range of a C-130 by 60–70% — with no modifications to the aircraft itself.

C-130 towing a cargo glider approaching an austere island runway

TACTICAL AIRLIFT

Low Risk Delivery to Austere Environments.

Attritable cargo gliders can be disconnected mid-air from the primary asset, autonomously gliding towards a controlled landing into littoral environments or unimproved surfaces on island bases — without risking a crewed aircraft on the approach.

F-18 towing a flying wing with refueling drogue over the ocean

AIR DOMINANCE

Embed Refueling into Missions with No Compromises.

Aerotowed fuel tanks provides fuel to the lead plane & followers, without compromising MTOW or sacrificing weapons bays.